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Gerri Berendzen
Lawrence, KS., 66045.
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winter, is ... squirrels running around being crazy," he said. "Males chasing females. It might be more than one male chasing one female or males battling it out."
Food is the other big factor in squirrel survival rates, Timm said. That situation also looks promising for the campus' population of squirrels. He said this year is "just a gangbusters year" for the squirrels' main food supply, which is acorns and walnuts.
But the squirrels on campus get another big source of food. Timm
"Our squirrels are going to go into the winter nice and fat, so that's good for over winter survivorship," Timm said.
said, that likely accounts for the bold behavior that many students notice.
"We've got all these students, you know, sitting out and eating their lunch, and a squirrel comes up to them and begs, and they flip it a potato chip or a french fry," he said. "So we have an artificially high population of squirrels because of the food that we give them."
While feeding squirrels human food isn't necessarily bad for the rodents, Timm said it does create an "artificial environment" for the squirrels that they wouldn't have normally.
"We trained them to be beggars, and why shouldn't they be? We give them really tasty sunflower seeds and potato chips," he said.
Adams, a biochemistry major from Shawnee, has also noticed the difference in these squirrels' behavior. Adams said she volunteered for a wildlife rescue organization in high school, so she saw many squirrels, but the ones in Lawrence took her by surprise.
KANSAN.COM/NEWS | THURSDAY, NOV. 3, 2016
Out of all the woodland creatures, squirrels rule the campus."
Chloe Adams Junior
"We have squirrels in Shawnee, sure," she said. "But they're not as bold as the ones here."
Adams said she loves to watch the squirrels and take pictures of
them, mostly because of their odd behavior.
"Squirrels here are like little people, whether they're running around or looking for food," she said. "Bunnies will freeze, but squirrels will just stare right at you ... Out of all the woodland creatures, squirrels rule the campus."
However, this familiarity can become inconvenient for other members of campus. University facilities services employees sometimes finds squirrels living in the nooks and crannies of buildings and have to quickly patch up the holes, according to Erinn Barcomb-Peterson, the University's director of news and media relations. Squirrels can also occasionally cause issues through their interactions with people.
"When Stouffer Place Apartments existed, residents were discouraged from feeding the squirrels food scraps, because then there were problems with the animals approaching people," Barcomb-Peterson said in an email.
Other than being an inconvenience, Timm said squirrels generally won't disrupt an ecosystem if they grow or shrink in population.
Now, Adams is living in the scholarship halls again, where the high number of trees mean squirrels are a lot more frequent on her walks to class.
"The beauty of KU's campus and the nature it has is awesome," she said. "And I think squirrels are a big part of that."
Emily Taylor Center to host defense classes
File Photo/KANSAN Participants practice a shuffle drill during a 2015 self-defense class in Hashinger Hall.
ELLE CLOUSE
This month, the Emily Taylor Center is hosting a series of free self-defense classes at the Ambler Student Recreation Center to empower students, faculty and staff to take safety into their own hands.
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Kathy Rose-Mockry, the director of the Emily Taylor Center, said the Nov. 5 class aims to be an enlightening experience for the participants.
"Safety is critical for our students, and this is empowerment-focused, and we provide specific skills that we know enhance students' safety and their confidence," Rose-Mockry said.
Annie McBride, the assistant director of the Emily Taylor Center, said this seminar stands out from others because of its emphasis on bringing
confidence into the class.
"Sometimes people have had disempowering experiences with self-defense classes, where they might have felt scared or shamed," McBride said.
McBride encouraged students, faculty and staff to participate in the class, regardless of their level of experience.
"People who have had
learning these skills early on, it's like wearing a seatbelt to me, it's going to be there to protect you at any point in time."
Mark Taylor
Martial Arts instructor
no experience whatsoever can come and feel comfortable, encouraged, empowered, and can take away skills that can be part of their holistic approach to safety," McBride said.
Mark Taylor, an instructor with Premier Martial Arts in Lawrence, is teaching the class. He said it will cover a variety of self-defense strategies.
"We're talking a lot about what happens
when approached, how can you deescalate a dangerous situation, or a potentially dangerous situation, and what happens if contact occurs," Taylor said.
Developing a self defense skill-set is a worthwhile investment for young people, according to Taylor.
"Learning these
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Barbara has served well, and continues to serve Lawrence in a good variety of ways with Board service for Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center, Cottonwood, Inc., and a past member of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Barbara earned Master's and Doctoral Degrees in Guidance and Counseling, and Counseling and Student Personnel Services from K-State. At KU she is currently Associate Director of the Dole Institute of Politics, after directing the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center and serving as both Associate Dean of Students and Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs. These experiences, many of them related to her terms as a member, and twice President, of the USD 497 School Board (1985-1993), give her a welcome comprehensive understanding of the ways our state's public education system works, which has been threatened in recent years. Barbara Ballard carries both a professional perspective and common sense about how we could and should improve on Kansas public education, our best hope for our children and grandchildren.
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skills early on, it's like wearing a seatbelt to me, it's going to be there to protect you at any point in time," Taylor said. "When people learn it at an early age, they're able to recall it more and get more practice with it than at a later point in their life. There's definitely a need for self defense in college students nowadays, and it's a skill set they should acquire before too long."
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